About Living Fuels
Living Fuels, based at Hockwold, near Thetford in Norfolk, is part of Renewable Energy Generation, the £70m AIM-listed renewable energy company.
The challenge of recovering waste cooking oil.
The cooking oil which Living Fuels takes after use originates predominantly from crops such as oil seed rape, sunflowers and soya.
Previously much of the UK’s waste cooking oil was just dumped in landfill sites, or worse down the drain, but this is no longer acceptable or indeed sensible.
Caterers are now legally required to dispose of used oil through registered and licensed collectors or face large fines.
Living Fuels complies with all necessary legislation.
We can help businesses avoid disposing of cooking oil to expensive and wasteful landfill sites.
It has long been recognised that much of this is worth recovering and refining as fuel, but there has been real frustration because until now the fuel produced has been incapable of powering electricity generation reliably.
The challenge was to find a way of completely removing the impurities from the used oil, and we’ve done it.
It is shocking that a form of oil capable of producing substantial quantities of clean electricity can be literally thrown away.
Helping companies reduce their carbon footprint
This process is most important to companies and organisations in the catering sector that wish to reduce their carbon footprint.
Use of biofuel refined from used cooking oil can save thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions by displacing electricity generated from fossil fuels.
It therefore enhances the reputation of the companies concerned, and they could even complete the virtuous circle by generating their own electricity from the resulting biofuel.
The importance of reducing carbon emissions and avoiding runaway climate change cannot be over-stated. Innovative developments like ours have a really important part to play in building Britain’s renewable energy capacity.
Underlining this commitment, all Living Fuels vehicles used to collect used vegetable cooking oil have been converted to run on the same biofuel.
Our Team
Ian Collins - Managing Director
Ian joined REG Bio-Power as Managing Director in 2008 from international manufacturing group Plastic Omnium Urban Systems, where he was Managing Director of the UK environmental services and products division. Previously, Ian had been involved in the environmental industry as a General Manager with the waste services company, Cleanaway. Ian has also had experience within the restaurant industry as a senior manager with both Pizza Hut and Harvester.
Rob Murphy - Operations Director
Rob Murphy was appointed Operations Director of REG Bio-Power in 2008. A qualified mechanical engineer, Rob has spent 15 years building national and international operational infrastructures for retail, manufacturing and distribution businesses operating in Europe, North America and Asia. Prior to joining REG Bio-Power, Rob was Managing Director of the Supply Chain Partnership Ltd. Rob is married with three sons and is a keen Liverpool fan.
Dan Gillert - Commercial Manager
Daniel Gillert, 36, joins Living Fuels from the Waste & Recycling Sector, having previously worked for Lafarge Aggregates Ltd and Sulo MGB Ltd in various commercial roles. Dan has responsibility for the securing of Used Cooking Oil and subsequent production of our proprietary fuel, LF100. Dan is married with 2 children. His interests include Golf and Running, where he will complete his second London Marathon this Spring.
Rob Willey - Site Operations Manager
Rob Willey, 30, was appointed Hockwold Site Operations Manager in February 2010. A Chemical Engineer by trade, Rob has worked in both R&D and as a Project Engineer for PPG Industries. Rob then made the transition to Shift Operations Manager with British Sugar and augmented his strong Health and Safety background. Rob enjoys all sports - particularly football & rugby league - and relishes the challenge at Living Fuels.
Louisa Bejnar - Office Manager
Louisa joined Reg Bio Power in January 2010 as the Office Manager for Nottingham. Louisa is a qualified Legal Executive and has previously worked for national and international law firms specialising in Civil Litigation and Employment Law. Louisa also has extensive experience of being a Personal Assistant at Director level.
Louisa was born in Zimbabwe and moved to the UK in 1988 where she spent time in Oxford before she moved to Nottingham in 2001.
Rui Costa - Processing Manager
Rui da Costa, 36, joined Living Fuels in December 2009, having previously worked in the Waste and Recycling Industry with Freedom Recycling. Rui is responsible for the entire production process of our patented Biofuel, LF100, and is based at our Hockwold operation where he maintains our strict production procedures. Rui is married with 2 daughters and his interests include most sports and going to the Gym.
Mark Wagg - Van Driver
Mark Wagg, 33, joined Living Fuels in October 2008 as our UCO collection operative having previously worked for Fenland Recycling in Cambridgeshire. Mark’s responsibilities include the safe transportation of collected UCO and providing the correct paperwork to our Customers in line with our Duty of Care. Mark has 2 children and is a keen Kickboxer and Cyclist. In his spare time, Mark enjoys a good film.
The REG Group
The REG Group is built up of 5 companies; Renewable Energy Generation, Cornwall Light and Power, REG Biopower, Living Power and Living Fuels. Each of these companies has been created to aid the growth of our renewable energy network within the UK.
We have created a network of businesses that can create energy from many different sources of renewable energy resources and are involved in Investing, Owning, Developing, Constructing and Operating Renewable energy operations across the UK.
Contacting REG
Tel: 01842 828395
Email: enquiries@livingfuels.co.uk